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Thursday 10 August 2006
Ode To My 12″ PowerBook G4
I love you, my dear mac, indeed I do
in my soul and heart I shall e’er hold you true
So silver, so sleek, except for the bump
that cycles around from fore to rump
But to protect you, dear mac I’ve always tried
unlike that naughty Ian Lloyd!
He wraps rubber bands ’round his 12″
and only takes it out when he’s in a pinch.
Oh, my PowerBook, with your sturdy G4
Can a MacBook really offer so very much more?
Everyone who’s got one says they’re so smart
Call me sentimental,
but it’s ’til your death do us part.
Filed under: humor, hardware
Posted by: Molly | 2:36 pm |
August 10th, 2006 at 5:06 pm
You took the words right out of my mouth.
August 10th, 2006 at 5:37 pm
I, on the other hand, had not a moment’s hesitation dumping my 15″ G4 for a 13″ MacBook. Especially after the hard drive died.
Guess what? I love it. Lovelovelove LOVE it.
August 10th, 2006 at 5:51 pm
you’d have to pry my 12″ from my cold dead hands.
August 10th, 2006 at 6:07 pm
I too have a Powerbook G4 12in. Not since my Powerbook 2400 of yesteryears have I loved a portable so much. But now the 13″ MacBook is in town. Do I abandon an old favorite for a the new hip thing? I’m torn.
August 10th, 2006 at 6:23 pm
As a recent faithless bastard, I’m not sure it was worth it. It is faster, but it’s also a LOT warmer and some of the old non-universal apps I use feel REALLY sluggish. It’s a really nice machine, but it doesn’t feel way faster than the old one.
August 10th, 2006 at 6:58 pm
I love my MacBook. I feel like I’ve “arrived.” It’s not perfect. And face it, what Mac ever was? Well, ok, my System 8 Blueberry iMac with the Platinum sounds was perfect. But we all have to move on eventually.
August 10th, 2006 at 8:19 pm
A Mac poem.. I don’t know if this is dorky, revealing, or rather sweet.
In any case, I support the sentiment!
August 10th, 2006 at 10:29 pm
Since we are posting odes to notebooks, I feel that I must post this classic ode here!
Размер его весьма обманчив
- Когда лежит и просто спит:
Он хоть и мал, весьма заманчив,
Имея славный внешний вид. /
Hо стоит пальцами коснуться,
Как он спешит скорей проснуться,
И вы почувствуете вмиг
- Как он могуч и как велик. /
Он - раб безудержных фантазий,
Вы с ним забудетесь в экстазе,
Лишь поищите вдохновение,
И он подарит наслаждение. /
Когда он рядом, под рукой,
Hе нужен вам ничей другой.
А он привычно ждет касаний
- С ним очень трудно без стараний. /
Он подает вам знак условный,
Что через миг готов стараться.
Касаясь пальцами любовно,
С ним можно вечно развлекаться. /
И на движение ваших рук
Он реагирует так бурно..
Он как живой, желанный друг
И без него уже вам дурно. /
Hо иногда бывают дни,
Когда он виснет: так внезапно,
Увы! Рецептов нет одних
- Лечить придется поэтапно. /
Три пальца тут не помогают,
И языком не совладать,
Другие злятся и ругают
(Я слышал столько раз: про мать) /
Hо он беспомощно доверчив,
Он так надеется на вас!
И вам уже сердится нечем,
И так бывало сколько раз… /
Он вам откроет новый мир
Земных и неземных желаний
Он словно Бог, он ваш кумир,
Источник счастья и страданий. /
Ему я посвятить бы мог
Еще немало добрых строк,
Hе будем следовать примеру
Других… А будем знать меру. /
Люблю тебя, мой верный друг
- Мой старый, добрый ноутбук!
Feel free to paste this one to babelfish.altavista.com, to get the translation (Russian to English).
August 11th, 2006 at 1:29 am
Ah, that link goes through to my more loved iBook. This is the battered powerbook in question. Photo does not show elastic band ‘latch’, the ripple from one of its drops on floor, the small crack in the screen, the three missing feet or the burn marks on the screen from the heating vents. But I still love that little battler!
August 11th, 2006 at 5:56 am
Molly, now you know how I feel about my new 13″ MacBook (I concur with Mr. Shea)!
August 11th, 2006 at 6:08 am
I wish I knew what software to put on a Mac for doing CSS, graphics, and other web design related things… other than maybe Photoshop and Dreamweaver. But alas, I know so little about Macs. I didn’t even actually see a real Mac in existence or in use until I went to college a few years ago, and before that I honestly thought it was some sort of advertising spoof, I didn’t think they really existed because I never saw anyone using one.
August 11th, 2006 at 6:38 am
Ian: heh. I looked but didn’t find. Did you see the title text though?
Jeff: They do exist, and these days there’s nothing you can’t run on a Mac, including Windows, which unless you’re Cameron Adams, you just can’t do the other way ’round . . .
August 11th, 2006 at 6:56 am
I feel the same way about my trusty little iBook G4… I know I should probably get a MacBook so I can run Windows on it (yech!), but I just don’t want to part with the little bugger.
There’s something about a Mac that causes one to form more of an emotional attachment to them. I know that I’ve never really cared all that much for my PCs (the data on them is another story), but my Macs get treated with something approaching reverence.
August 11th, 2006 at 8:25 am
I hear you… When MacBooks went out with the announcement “The family is now complete” I was a bit sad. I was really waiting for MBP 12″ (rev.B. maybe). I’m thinking about getting myself a second-hand PB 12″ from the last series
August 12th, 2006 at 11:26 am
He wanted a powerbook. We gave him a p-p-p-powerbook.
August 13th, 2006 at 5:32 am
[…] I feel exactly the same way. […]
August 13th, 2006 at 5:25 pm
Reminds me of a song by Jonathan Coulton called “A Laptop Like You” — http://www.jonathancoulton.com/lyrics/a-laptop-like-you-demo
November 1st, 2007 at 8:04 am
I do love the classics.
February 26th, 2008 at 10:29 am
you seem to love your 12″ mac as much as i do. will you sign my petition to bring it back?
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/twelveinchmac/
March 10th, 2008 at 7:07 pm
Hey all, I just stumbled on your threads and wondered. Do any of you know anybody that wants to buy a 12″ Powerbook? I need something with a bigger screen as i’m going to start working from home. Don’t want to use an external monitor, though like you guys i’ll be so so sorry to see it go. It’s been so faithful it’s unreal. But still, time to move on.
Anyway, it’s up for grabs and i’m not greedy.
Thanks,
Joe.
March 10th, 2008 at 7:08 pm
oh, p.s.. it’s got an extra 512 in it and is in perfect condition!!
March 18th, 2008 at 10:12 am
I’ve written extensively on this very topic. I purchased my first 12″ PB less than a month after they hit the market (got a t-shirt and everything!), and loved it dearly until I found out that the 12″ form factor was being dropped as part of the Intel transition. At that point I purchased one of the very last 12″ PBs with all of the bells and whistles, knowing that it could be a long time before Apple releases another machine which meets my needs. I’ve since upgraded the hard drive myself and am still very, very happy with it.
If Apple released a new 12″ machine I’d snap one up tomorrow, and upgrade my wife’s iBook within a few months. They built a magnificent machine with the 12″ PB, and set a very high bar for themselves. Like you, I’m now hooked on that form factor, to the point that I’m willing to be left behind as CPU speeds and HD capacities increase in order to stick with my beloved form factor.
Shaving a fraction of an inch off of thickness was a neat accomplishment with the MacBook Air, but that’s not the dimension that really counts. I recently had an opportunity to work with an HP 2510p, and as much as I hate to say it it’s the first time I’ve ever felt envious of a Windows machine. If HP can do this, surely Apple can do better!
Oh, and “Laptop Like You” by Jonathan Coulton made me cry the first time I heard it.
It really does match my love for my little 12″ symbiont.
March 30th, 2008 at 10:30 am
thanks
March 31st, 2008 at 6:14 pm
thanks